Inspired by the question 'how do we want to live?' Dott 07 aims to encourage the transition to a more sustainable and humane world in which new services and products help us share the load of every day activities such as looking after children, obtaining decent food, caring for the sick and learning.

“Design, not marketing” — this was the slogan of the jury for the iF product design award 2006 competition, which proceeded to award a coveted iF seal of design excellence to 688 products overall.

This is the second article in a series of articles on contemporary issues in design and design education.